Veil and method of forming same



e 1935. A. s. STAFF- VEIL AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME Filed Feb. 20, 19542 Sheets-Sheet 1 Q... Q... Q.

ATTOR NEY Feb. 5,1935. 1A, TAFF 1,990,429

VEIL AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME Filed Feb. 20, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Hero/7 J 5/01? INVENTOR ATTOR N EY Patented Feb. 5, 1935 FECE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to veils and veiling material and to a method offorming the same.

Veils of arcuate and ring form adapted to be placed on ladies hats, inthe position of visors and brims, have prior to my invention been madeby cutting these forms out of straight veiling material. This hasnecessitated the removal of the selvage edge which it is highlydesirable to retain, and the same is retained in the veils and veilingmaterial of my invention.

The mentioned method of the prior art was also wasteful of material,such waste being eliminated by my invention. My invention also enablesyard goods veiling to be made in helical form, from which an arcuate orring shaped veil may be readily cut.

Veils made in accordance with my invention have become known in thetrade as swirled veils, and when such veils are provided with elasticmaterial adapted to hold the veils on hats, the veils are known asswirled elastic veils. Veiling yard goods made in accordance with myinvention have come to be known as swirled yard goods or veiling.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of straight veiling material from which theswirled veils or swirled yard goods of my invention may be made, theveiling illustrated being indefinite as to length so that it may beregarded as sufiicient to make a swirled veil adapted to go only partlyaround a hat or to go entirely around a hat of any size, or to be ofsuch length that swirled yard goods may be formed therefrom.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a swirled veil of ring or annular form madefrom straight veiling shown in Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are views illustrating steps in the method of formingswirled veils; and

Fig. 5 is a view showing swirled yard goods in helical form.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description thereof, theveiling shown in Fig. 1 comprises cross threads 5 and 6 and selvageedges 7. In order to form a swirled veil or swirled yard goods, theappropriate length of veiling is rolled endwise into the form of ahollow cylinder, the selvage edges being at the ends of the roll. Thelatter is then constricted intermediate its ends, and usually in themiddle, by means of a looped string 9, as shown in Fig. 3. The roll issubsequently folded at the constriction line and is then flattened, asshown in Fig. 4, the veiling then having a sector-like form. Thematerial being sized, as usual, it is desirable to heat the same,preferably by steaming. With the selvaged arcuate edges held in place,the string 9 is pulled to stretch the material to the desired extent.The material is then pressed and subsequently out along the fold line.After cutting, the two parts are opened and each part is then pressed toeliminate the creases. Each part will be found to be curved or arcuateat its inner and outer edge and the cross threads also will be found tobe arcuate and to be convergent towards the inner edge, as shown in Fig.2, and the meshes will be found to diminish gradually in size from theouter to the inner edge, as also shown in Fig. 2. Depending upon thelength of the material started with, the swirled parts will extend thru360 to form a ring or annulus, as shown in Fig. 2, or will extend thruless or more than 360. In the last mentioned case the material may bearranged in helical form with the joining layers contacting. Fig. 5shows swirled veiling material of helical form with adjacent turnsseparated.

In the case of the ring shaped or annular veil illustrated in Fig. 2,the ends of the veil are joined, as along the line 10, and an elasticstring 11 is secured to the inner edge of the veil for the purpose ofholding the same toa hat, the veil then being known as a swirled elasticveil. It will readily be appreciated that the cross threads, beingcloser together at their inner ends than at their outer ends due to themanner in which the veil is made, will yield with the elastic string, avaluable feature not possessed by ringshaped veils as formerly made.While Fig. 2 shows a veil having an aperture concentric with theperiphery, it is obvious that the opening may be cut so as to beeccentric in form and eccentric relative to the periphery.

What is claimed as new is:

1. The method of forming veiling in arcuate form from straight veiling,which comprises forming a roll of the straight veiling, constricting theroll intermediate its ends, folding the roll at the constriction point,stretching the folded roll radially and then cutting it at the foldline.

2. The method of forming veiling in arcuate form from straight veiling,which comprises forming a roll of the straight sized veiling,constricting the roll intermediate its ends, folding the roll at theconstriction point, stretching the folded roll radially, heating andpressing the same and then cutting it at the fold line.

3. The method of forming veiling in arcuate form from straight veiling,which comprises forming a roll of the straight sized veiling,constricting the roll intermediate its ends, folding the roll at theconstriction point, stretching the folded roll radially, steaming andpressing the same and then cutting it at the fold line.

AARON S. STAFF.

